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What type of friction is in place when before you start to move a heavy desk?
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It is called "starting friction" and is caused by the uneven surfaces of the desk and of the floor causing the interlocking of the tiny projections in the two surfaces in contact. The view of something which may appear to be smooth looks quite rough when seen by a powerful microscope. The surfaces look more like coarse sandpaper. If you place two sheets of coarse sandpaper face to face you will experience a great deal of frictional force between them.
Once the object is moving "moving friction" comes into play and that is always less than the starting friction.
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Friction is caused by how many surfaces rubbing together?
Friction that is caused by the movement of two surfaces against each other is known as kinetic friction. This is different than static friction which is opposition to motion before the motion occurs.
The force you have to overcome to start an object moving is .?
I have to guess either gravity or friction.If by that you mean a force that opposes the start of motion, then your force would be static friction.Static friction only occurs before an object starts moving, as opposed to kinetic friction which occurs when the objects is moving or sliding. The equation for static friction is: Ff = (coefficient of static friction) * FNInertia
Friction between objects that are stationary is called what?
The friction between two stationary forces is called static friction. It is the friction that resists two objects to start moving against each other. Once in motion, the friction between two forces is called dynamic friction. Static friction tends to be greater than dynamic friction, which is why it takes more force to get a heavy box moving along the ground compared to keep it going.
What type of friction holds thingsin place?
It provides static friction, so the object cannot move until the static friction is overcome. For example, if the object at rest had 5N static friction, it would take 5.1N to make the object start moving.
What type of friction is making it difficult to start moving the box?
Static Friction
What kind of friction must you overcome to get an object to start moving?
Static Friction
What do you mean by force of friction?
Think of a heavy box lying on the ground with a rope attached for pulling. Until you try to pull the box it doesn't actually resist you. Once you start pulling on the rope, and even if you are unable to move the box, it is as if there is a force pulling against you. This is the force of friction. The friction between the box and the ground sets up this force.
Where can I find a Transmission for 350 heavy duty ford?
Salvage yards would be a good place to start looking.
Diference between static and kinetic friction?
the static friction is the force of friction that keep an object at rest from movie and kinetic friction is the force of friction that tries to start a moving object
If you start work before 4am driving a heavy goods lorry can you work longer than 10 hours?
No
The force that opposes the start of motion is referred to as?
well if your talking about friction it would be Static friction
What kind friction must to be overcome to start movement of a stationary object?
That is called static friction.
